You can now live broadcast from your GoPro with latest Periscope iOS update
Periscope streams are about to get a whole lot more interesting with the latest app update for iPhone. Periscope version 1.3.3 adds GoPro integration that actually lets you live broadcast from the view of your action camera.
GoPro’s new Apple Watch app lets you preview camera angle, start/stop recording, tag and more [Video]
GoPro has updated its iOS app with support for the Apple Watch, demonstrated in the video below featuring pro skateboarder Mikey Taylor. Owners previously had to use a third-party app to control their action cams from the Watch.
GoPro is excited to launch Apple Watch features for the GoPro mobile app, featuring a simple design that gives Apple Watch users quick access to the camera’s controls right from the wrist. The Apple Watch features allow users to preview their shot, toggle between capture modes, start/stop record and add HiLight Tags to the best moments of their videos.
The iPhone app has also been updated to make it easier to grab still images from video clips and easily trim videos to 5-, 15- or 30-second lengths using the smart editing feature first introduced in September …
9to5Toys Last Call: top-of-the-line previous gen 11″ MacBook Air $1,000, Monoprice Action Camera $60, more
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Today’s can’t miss deals:
Last Call Updates:
- SanDisk’s behemoth 200GB microSD is now in-stock and ready to ship
- Silk by Saffron’s smart LED bulbs adjust your lighting based on the sun
- Add 4 hours of battery to a MacBook w/ Lenmar’s ChugPlug: $45 (Reg. $75+)
- Molson and Google team up on voice activated fridge that dispenses free beer
- Stream the series debut of HBO’s Ballers in HD for free
- Here’s a life-size model of Claptrap from Borderlands made entirely of LEGO
- Home: iDevices Bluetooth food thermometer $53 (Orig. $80), more
11.6-inch MacBook Air (previous gen) 1.7GHZ/8GB/512GB + freebies: $1,000 shipped (Reg. $1,200+)
Monoprice MHD 2.0 1080p Action Camera: $60 shipped (Reg. $90)
App Store Free App of the Week: Halftone 2 Comic Book Creator ($2 value)
Amazon’s Treasure Truck brings daily deals to the streets
Giveaway: Grovemade’s latest wooden creation provides a luxurious home for your Magic TrackPad
More new gear from today:
Free McGraw-Hill educational iOS apps for your kids: Monster Squeeze, Beat the Computer, more (Reg. $2 ea.)
Games/Apps: BioShock, Civ Rev 2 & XCOM go 50% off on iOS, Rayman Legends $20, iOS freebies, more
Firebox’s new WTF section has a $236K Apple Watch and a full-size Delorean
Daily Deals: Canon Multifunction Laser Printer $95, Insignia 65-inch LED 1080p HDTV $700, more
More deals still alive:
LG 49-inch 4K 60Hz Smart LED UHDTV: $600 shipped (Reg. $900)
Verus iPhone 6/Plus cases in multiple styles & colors starting at $2 shipped
- Save $100 on Apple’s iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi 16GB: $399 shipped (Reg. $499)
- Free Xbox Gold Games for July: Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, more
- HooToo Wireless N Travel Routers 20% off: TripMate Nano $15 Prime shipped (Reg. $25)
- Speakers: PreSonus 4.5″ Powered Studio Monitors $163 (Reg. $200), more
- 3-pack of 3.3-ft Poweradd MFi Lightning cables $15 Prime shipped (Reg. $23)
- 100 Audible audiobooks for $5 each: The Great Gatsby, Fahrenheit 451, more
- LG 34″ UltraWide LED IPS Monitor w/ Thunderbolt 2: $750 shipped (Reg. $1,000)
- Garmin vívofit Bluetooth Fitness Band (refurb): $42 shipped (Orig. $130)
- iPhone 5 & 1-Yr Unlimited Talk/Text, 500MB LTE/m $300 shipped
- Incase up to 40% off sale + extra 15% + free shipping
- WD My Passport Pro 2TB portable storage w/ Thunderbolt cable $200 (Reg. $300)
- Headphones: JBL J33A in-ears w/ mic $15 (Reg. $24), more
- The best deals to really take advantage of Microsoft’s Xbox One free game promotion
- ZyXEL AV2 600Mbps Powerline Gigabit adapter kit $44 shipped (Reg. $70)
- Pad and Quill 10% off + free shipping: Apple Watch stands from $72, more
- HP Officejet Pro Wireless All-in-One Inkjet w/ AirPrint: $60 shipped (Reg. $90+)
- Ondesoft Mac Bundle w/ X-Mirage, iTunes Converter, more: free ($146 value)
New products & more:
LEGO unveils the highly detailed new Ferrari F40 Creator series set
The Luzi Smart Lamp has Siri-like powers with charging options for Apple Watch
- There’s a slim chance you’ll get the YEEZY BOOST 350 sneakers
- Polaroid’s mini 1-inch 1080p action camera refreshed with Wi-Fi integration for iOS
- The Roost smart battery adds iOS notifications to your old smoke detectors for $35
- The affordable Micro Drone 3.0 has a motorized camera mount and streams HD video
- The Camp Champ delivers an all-in-one luxurious kitchen experience to your tent
- Here’s our first real look at Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 for Xbox One and PS4
- Lexus just teased a new hoverboard and it looks awesome
- Ily puts video calls front and center with compatibility for iOS and Android devices
- Hulu secures its subscribers a 20% discount on the new Showtime streaming service
- Amazon Echo smart speaker now available for purchase for $180 shipped
- Watch this speedrunner clear Super Mario World in 23 minutes while blindfolded
- The new Forza 6 Limited Edition Xbox One console has a Ford GT inspired controller
- GameStop launches vintage games store and prices are all over the place
- Jabra’s new in-ear Bluetooth headphones track more than 40 exercises
- LEGO Minifigures Online is set to arrive with multi-platform play on Mac/PC/iOS
- McDonald’s new to-go box for bikes will have you cycling up to the drive-thru
- It took more than half-a-decade to knit this detailed replica Super Mario Bros. map
- Sony’s new Ultimate Player Edition PlayStation 4 comes with double the storage
E3:
- The 5 biggest iOS and Android games announced at this year’s E3 Expo
- Super Smash Bros. updates, Star Fox rolls onto Wii U, more
- Limited edition PS4 accessories celebrate PlayStation’s 20th Anniversary
- New games & hardware announced at E3 make Xbox One deserving of a second look
- Sony shows Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII remake, Uncharted 4, Star Wars, more
- Microsoft unveils new hardware, 360 compatibility + Forza 6, Halo 5, more
- Bethesda’s real life Pip Boy for iPhone/Android, Dishonored 2, Doom, more
- Xbox Live Gold Members can enjoy EA Access for free this week
Review: Drift Stealth 2 iPhone-controlled action cam
Action cams are a great way to relive fun experiences, and also provide the reassurance of video evidence should anything untoward happen while cycling. I’ve run a camera on my bikes for a few years now, my current one being the Garmin Virb Elite. The Drift Stealth 2 has a similar form-factor to the Garmin, but is about half the size, so I thought I’d see how well it stacks up.
If I lived in California, I might be able to entertain you with some surfing footage from the morning, skiing from the afternoon. As I live in London, however, the best I can offer is a cycle commute across central London. While lacking the big scenery, there are days when it can feel like an adrenaline sport …
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Market goes crazy over spurious Apple action camera patent, GoPro shares take a dive
We’ve cautioned many times that Apple patents a huge number of inventions that will never see the light of day. Last year alone, the company was awarded 2,566 ‘utility’ patents–those covering actual technologies, rather than mere designs. The fact that Apple has patented something tells us absolutely nothing about its future product line.
But that didn’t stop traders going crazy yesterday over a patent awarded for a GoPro-like action camera: GoPro shares fell as much as 15% as panicking traders dumped the stock. The ‘thinking’ was that if Apple was entering the action camera market, GoPro was doomed. The slump was so dramatic that it even tripped a Nasdaq safeguard at one point, reports MarketWatch.
It’s even more absurd in this case: not only is the patent one of thousands of things that Apple probably won’t do, it isn’t even an Apple patent in the first place–it was, as Fortune notes in passing, just one of a number of patents acquired by Apple from Kodak.
Yep, if Apple really were moving into a new market, established players would indeed be sweating. But there is precisely zero evidence that Apple has any plans to move into GoPro’s territory.
That’s not to say competition isn’t heating up in the space however. HTC introduced the Re late last year ($99-199) as an iOS and Android connected camera and many others have been joining in starting at much lower prices.